Phlllippines Duterte takes no shit as usual - get vaccinated or you're going to jail !!

[christianpfc]

Fat chance of the UK government acting like that.

They even made wearing face coverings optional, by exempting people who "cannot wear one" ...

That would be me. A mask is highly inconvenient when you wear glasses and a beard. Either glasses or a beard should be sufficient reason not to have to wear a mask.

[francois]

That would be me. A mask is highly inconvenient when you wear glasses and a beard. Either glasses or a beard should be sufficient reason not to have to wear a mask.

Sorry Christian but those are not valid excuses to not wear a mask.

[StevieWonders]

Sorry Christian but those are not valid excuses to not wear a mask.

As someone who wears glasses myself IMO it’s just a question of wearing the mask correctly although moving between air-conditioned indoors and the great outdoors has its own challenges (glasses fogging up). As for beards, my recollection is that Christian admitted in his blog a few years ago that he’d only just realised that many Asian boys detest them, so it’s interesting to read he still has one.

[christianpfc]

As for beards, my recollection is that Christian admitted in his blog a few years ago that he’d only just realised that many Asian boys detest them, so it’s interesting to read he still has one.

Your memory is right. Years ago, I had several boys in Thailand tell me they don't like beards, so I started to shave more often than twice per month. I don't wear a beard for fashion, I'm just to lazy to shave every day, or every week.

But then I had one Cambodian boy who told me he likes my beard, so I grew it before meeting him. We are both in Cambodia now and I saw him several times, so I grew my beard up to 3 months to set a personal record. During these three months I asked other boys, and to most it doesn't seem to make a difference, and similar numbers of positive or negative response.

Those several boys in Thailand years ago telling me they don't like beards seem to have been a statistical outlier. Or I projected my likes and dislikes (I have a strong dislike for body hair; beard would not be so much of a problem but is an indicator for body hair) on the boys.

[goji]

That would be me. A mask is highly inconvenient when you wear glasses and a beard. Either glasses or a beard should be sufficient reason not to have to wear a mask.

I regularly wear glasses or sunglasses and the condensation is mildly inconvenient, but it does not stop me wearing a mask. There are obvious solutions, like wearing a mask that fits more closely around the top, using an anti fog spray for the glasses or wearing contact lenses. A valved mask would also work, although reducing the benefit for others. I wore a valved FFP3 mask in early 2020 before everyone else was bothering to wear a mask.

A razor would modify the beard sufficiently to wear a mask.

Finally, the UK government specified "face coverings", which also includes those large transparent visors. These avoid both of your problems.
Of course they are much less effective, bordering on useless, however instead of an exemption, they should have reminded people of this option.

If people had the choice of a proper mask or a visor, we would find more people find they can wear the proper mask after all.

[gerefan2]

Awesome rant Nirish!

[Nirish guy]

And that was me toning it down !! But i did feel better after it so best to get it out of ya I find ! lol

[GWMinUS]

Too bad this became rant about vaccinations in the UK. Rather than more information about what is happening in the Philippines.
My experience is that no one is getting vaccinated!!
My friend living in Dumaguete contracted the Covid-19 Virus.
He was in the hospital for 3 days and then at home for 14 days.
He said there had not been any effort to give Covid shots to anyone in his area just outside Dumaguete.
And my other good friend living Bogo City, at the north end of Cebu Island, says no one is giving Vaccine Shots there.
So I am very sad and worried about the lack of a Plan to get people in the PH vaccinated.
And I will not even start with my concerns about the Chinese Vaccines bought by the PH Govt.
Life is a gamble!!!

[StevieWonders]

Too bad this became rant about vaccinations in the UK. Rather than more information about what is happening in the Philippines.
My experience is that no one is getting vaccinated!!
My friend living in Dumaguete contracted the Covid-19 Virus.
He was in the hospital for 3 days and then at home for 14 days.
He said there had not been any effort to give Covid shots to anyone in his area just outside Dumaguete.
And my other good friend living Bogo City, at the north end of Cebu Island, says no one is giving Vaccine Shots there.
So I am very sad and worried about the lack of a Plan to get people in the PH vaccinated.
And I will not even start with my concerns about the Chinese Vaccines bought by the PH Govt.
Life is a gamble!!!

There’s this wonderful, wonderful tool called a “search engine” on the Interweb (I think that’s the name) and when I used it just now I found at least as much information as you’ll find asking a random bunch of complete strangers whose focus is (1) Thailand or (2) their country of residence - neither of which is The Philippines.

[Nirish guy]

Too bad this became rant about vaccinations in the UK.

I know, how bad of me derailing my own thread, I should really have a word with the Op to apologise.......oh wait, it seems he doesn't actually mind at all as the point of the thread was only ever really meant to be just what the topic subject line said anyway and wasn't ever billed as an update on what's happening in the Philippines, so, that's all fine then it seems ;-)

.....Rather than more information about what is happening in the Philippines.

As above - and so I look forward to reading your new topic entitled "what is happening in the Philippines" with all / any info you may have discovered re that topic once you find it.